Performance Learning Centers
Performance Learning Centers are academically rigorous, college preparatory high schools for students who have not been successful in a traditional high school environment. Through a self-paced curriculum, students who may have fallen behind in credits due to absenteeism, academic struggles or disengagement from school are often able to catch up and graduate on time, prepare for college, a career and life. Performance Learning Centers create a challenging, business-like environment that emphasizes real world interaction and project based learning, problem solving and communication skills. Team work and independence are balanced with a rigorous high tech/hands-on curriculum that allows each student to progress at their own pace.
The Performance Learning Center concept was developed by Communities in Schools of Georgia, and the first Performance Learning Center began serving students during the 2002-2003 school year. A partnership between local school districts and Communities In Schools, today there are more than 30 operational Performance Learning Centers in the Communities In Schools network.
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